Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-09
Seeing The Exposition.

From the minneapolis IflDune. ~, H.,
t The Minneapolis Exposition Is &
, magnificent success. It is incomparably
the finest exposition in the country
Those of Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville
and Chicago are inferior to it; and this il
said without intention to d;sparage those
we'll managed and decidedly excellent
enterprises. The verdict in favor of oul
Exposition is almost as pronounced
when comparison is made with its own
predecessor of last year, as with those oi
other cities. In short, the Exposition
is brilliant and unqualified success.
1t is worth seeing. Not to see it will
be a misfortune. Many people, we fear,
will visit it and look att without really
seeing it. Such people need word OF
advice. Those who do not belong in
the category should not trouble them
selves to read this article.
To see things properly, the visitor
must be interested and systematic.
Having obtained q general impression OF
the great building and its contents, he
should proceed, without haste, to in
spect the exhibits one at time. He
should make out some sort of plan: For
instance, he might devote one or more
visits to study of the inanufacturs OF
Minneapolis as illustrated in the Exposi-
ton. He should ask questions freely.
He would be astonished and delighted
| with the result Of his Investigation, for
example, into the character and extent
of the fine furniture manufacturing of
the city. The manufacture here of
agricultural machinery would also in
terest him. In like manner the
marvelously rich and attractive displays
of our merchants should be studied
| with a view to learning as much as
possible about the jobbing and retail
trade of Minneapolis. A synthesis of
everything in the Exposition indicating
seflned taste and esthetic progress
among the people of this city would fill
an afternoon very pleasantly and
proftably.
In the art gallery, especi tally, it will
be necessary to proceed with system
and leisure if any real education is to be
derived from seeing. As whole, the
art collection is extraordinarily attract
! i've and meritorious But il cannot be
seen as a whole. Individual pictures
must be studied. The Scandinavian col
lection alone is worthy of many visits.
Everything possible should be learned
about the artists, whether Americans
Or foreign, who are represented. Pains
should be taken: always, to search out
and associate together all the picture i
painted by the same hand. For instance
people who studied last years art col
lection and are again frequenting the
present one. ought to recognize the
| characteristics of Il number OF promi-
nent American artistS,-J. G. Brown fol-
example, Edward Moran, Douglas Volk
De Hass, j. Wells Champney, George
D. Sml'ie, Edward Gay, and, Of course,
Bierstadt and Bradford. besides several
others. It is to be regretted that the
printed catalogues are not desert ptivc.
But this defect simply necessiiates more
lilligent inquiry OH the part Of the
young people who are not familiar with
artists aud pictures.
All this advice may seem quite prig-
gishly didactic to some people who do
not happen to need it; but plenty Of
others there are who would do we'll to
take suggestions in good part and act
upon them.